Monday, May 31, 2021
Frank Lloyd Wright in Los Angeles
Take Five
Sunday, May 30, 2021
Heartbreaking
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215 pairs of children’s shoes were placed on the stairs of the Vancouver Art Gallery after the discovery of a mass grave containing the remains of 215 Indigenous children at a former residential school in British Columbia.
Sunday Links
Image: Atlantis Sanya/PADI |
People in China are becoming mermaids (photo above) (Via)
River Runner allows you to drop a raindrop anywhere in the contiguous United States and watch where it ends up. (Via MeFi)
Tintin like you've never seen him, a Hergé - Hopper mashup. (Via Memo Of The Air)
What is Brutal Wine? I react to sulfites so I'd definitely give these a try, even though the label features an image of the Grim Reaper. (Via TMN)
The Ayas' Home: A London refuge for South Asian nannies who were abandoned far from home.
Do you want to read something scary? A Thread from @RobertGReeve (Thanks Bruce)
The DEVO short-sleeve button-up shirt collection. Via
Medieval MEME generator (Via Webcurios)
Patented: 1,000 Design Patents for a range of products, including the Oscar Meyer Weinermobile, the Porta Potty, the iPhone to the Mars Rover.
A Brilliant Collection of Behind the Scenes Photos of Alfred Hitchcock Movies
The Mill House Via Things Magazine
Tbilisi's Brutalist Reality: unique Soviet-era structures in the Georgian capital. (Via PfRC)
She performed at Harry Dean Stanton’s deathbed, and is a member of John C Reilly’s roller-skating club: Molly Lewis, professional whistler (Make sure you watch the video. It's awesome.)
The holy grail of card tricks is a mystery that can't be taught.
How some people tried to buy happiness during the pandemic I bought myself Wolverine-like clawed garden gloves and a Japanese omelette pan (still unused a year later) that I might not have bought otherwise. (Thanks Bruce)
Firefighter catches child thrown from building
This article is hilarious: A handheld grater will make guests want to have sex with you.
Did you know that solar housing is actually retro? I didn't.
Jarcuterie is a thing, a very good thing.
The Snob a 1958 educational short.
Rules for Plato's Retreat in NYC in the 1970s.
In May 1971, Chris Searle, a young English teacher was sacked by the governors of Sir John Cass Foundation School in Stepney for publishing Stepney Words, a collection of his students’ poems. Read about The Stepney School Strike
Saturday, May 29, 2021
A mesmerizing timelapse that visualizes the rotation of Earth by stabilizing the sky with a spinning camera, a unique perspective from photographer Bartosz Wojczyński. pic.twitter.com/Cssr0q4w9J
— Wonder of Science (@wonderofscience) May 27, 2021
Pic Of The Day
Trampoline inventor George Nissen (1914-2010) jumping with his Kangaroo pic.twitter.com/FYcUN2iIms
— Flashbak.com (@aflashbak) May 29, 2021
It's National Biscuit Day!
Cookie thread! https://t.co/12pGbL64W7
— madamjujujive (@madamjujujive) May 29, 2021
Friday, May 28, 2021
Salad Mug
This Photographer Put His Country On Google Maps
S. T. Gill - Historic Adelaide Interactive Map
Click here to see interactive map |
Thursday, May 27, 2021
Crocs Spurs
Castellfollit de la Roca
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Castellfollit de la Roca is a municipality in Catalonia, Spain, bordered by the confluence of the Fluvià and Toronell rivers. It is built on a narrow basalt cliff over 50 meters high and almost a kilometer long.
The Rolls-Royce of Picnic Sets
- A pair of nesting Promemoria stools
- A matching umbrella
- Platinum-ringed porcelain plates
- Engraved silver Christofle Parisian flatware
- A double champagne fridge and flutes
- Climate-controlled bins for snacks
- A piano-hinged cocktail table that opens from either side of the suite
Sumo: Hokusai-inspired tour of the Tokyo Olympics
Tweet Of The Day
this dolphin freaking out at Mariah Carey’s whistle tones is so pure omg?? pic.twitter.com/FK3lJNhYsZ
— themperess 🧝 (@nalaeanais) May 24, 2021
Wednesday, May 26, 2021
I Get Knocked Down
Blocks
Tweet Of The Day
People building monsters out of discarded Cicada 🪰 shells has now become my new favourite thing! - HolG pic.twitter.com/3m3uCxfZDg
— TheRotatingChair (@RotatingChair) May 19, 2021
The Pavement Surgeon
The Woman Who Stared At The Sun
Tuesday, May 25, 2021
The Undying Hydra
What the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Destroyed
After the Massacre Department of Special Collections and University Archives, McFarlin Library at The University of Tulsa |
Welcome Branwen!
Ravenmaster Chris Skaife holds Branwen, the newest bird to join the Tower of London's roost. According to legend, Britain is secure as long as ravens remain at the Tower, a 1,000-year-old fortress and castle on the banks of the River Thames.
(Photo by Jonathan Brady / PA Images via Getty Images) |
Read more: Smithsonian
The Biggest Rock Band on Earth
On November 3rd, 2016 The Foo Fighters performed a unique live show in Cesena.
Monday, May 24, 2021
I Usually Buy Mine Pre-Ironed
Via Everlasting Blort菓製婦は見た pic.twitter.com/2UI53CfUJJ
— Tatsuya Tanaka 田中達也 (@tanaka_tatsuya) May 22, 2021
Massive Banana Ganesh
Baby Jumping
A PSA from NAG
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says you should stop kissing your live poultryhttps://t.co/tQFZE0CLJ5
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) May 22, 2021
Sunday, May 23, 2021
Sunday Links
How to Build a Bird Kite This is a craft tutorial that doubles as a meditative experience.
The Lecherous Limericks of Isaac Asimov
The Great Pigeon Relay A post about the rescue of Passenger, a pigeon who showed up in a guy's car.
Are you more ****** Than Average? (via Webcurios)
This week's house envy is a frescoed apartment in beautiful Lisbon.
In 1887, as the Eiffel Tower was being built, a Committee of Three Hundred led by architect Charles Garnier protested the structure: When foreign visitors come to our universal exposition, they will cry out in astonishment, 'Is this the atrocity that the French present to us as the representative of their vaunted national taste?’ (Thanks Bruce!)"Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble"? Nope. 50 Common Misquotations
Colson Whitehead's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Underground Railroad has been made into a ten-part series and it is one of the most harrowing things I have ever watched. The novel was built on recognizable historical moments but how much of it is actually true? Link
What does it mean to be untouchable? Class and caste in India during covid.
Worst Responders Thanks Bruce!
14 larger than life TV characters we never saw onscreen. (Via Miss Cellania)
344 Marilyn Monroe covers Via Memo Of The Air
Fashion forward or fashion fail? Just $528US!
A new word for you: The F-150 Lightning, an electric pickup truck, has a frunk.
The jade burial suits of China (Via Strange Company)
I adore this set of handmade William Morris ceramic buttons. Etsy
In 1984 this British TV Show demonstrated internet shopping and how to check your email on the go.
Tweet Of The Day
"That's his chicken" pic.twitter.com/KHh6Qo2Z7s
— Emma (@CampbellxEmma) October 14, 2020
Saturday, May 22, 2021
Do All Bees Look The Same?
Meteor Diorama Lamp
Tweet Of The Day
Via Everlasting BlortIs Saturday still caturday...let’s have a day!
— Wu-Tang Is For The Children (@WUTangKids) May 15, 2021
Via IG:tunefullymusic pic.twitter.com/UEYuudPX5X
Friday, May 21, 2021
Dating Vintage NYC Photos
Mother of 200 Pigs
Let us pause for a moment to honor Polly, Mother of 200 Pigs. (Strand Magazine, Vol. 29) pic.twitter.com/8xtIa51ZTR
— Undine (@HorribleSanity) May 19, 2021
1,200 trees to grow during the Venice Architecture Biennale
Tweet Of The Day
The last moments of a bag of potato crisps. https://t.co/E8FuVNZfkm
— nazimbharmal (@nazimbharmal) May 20, 2021
Lost In Time
Thursday, May 20, 2021
A rare case of modern real estate demolished to rebuild heritage
The Butchers' Guild Hall in Hildesheim (Germany) is a half-timbered building originally built in 1529. Prior to WW2 officials, fearing that the building would be bombed, wanted to dismantle it but after finding this was not an option they took pictures and gypsoplasts of its complex sculptures to enable rebuilding in the event of its destruction. The construction plans were put in safekeeping.
Sadly, the Guild Hall was destroyed on March 22, 1945 and not rebuilt at that time. A hotel was built on the site in 1962-64 but it went bankrupt. The City decided to demolish the hotel and rebuild the original historic marketplace. Locals donated photos, drawings and money and it was rebuilt 1987-89. The total costs of reconstructing the Butcher's and Bakers' Guild Halls amounted to DM 13.6 million (€7 million).
Story via FB friend Chung Wong who posts all sorts of interesting stuff on his page.
Everyone is Awesome
Tweet Of The Day
“Owners of small pets have outfitted little dogs and cats in spiked collars and armor-like vests to keep them from becoming bird food” for bald eagles https://t.co/JmnCvyhWtV pic.twitter.com/n0YGain4yn
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) May 15, 2021
Via Neatorama
The Great Wave Off Kanagawa in 15 Minutes
Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Pedestrians Flee Shaking Skyscraper
Moving An Historic Home By Boat 1957
Here's a related video about the history of the house.
Darwin's Arch Collapses
Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Tokyo Nude
The Man With A Seven Second Memory
Gender-bending, Death-zombie Fungus Causes Cicadas' Butts To Fall Off
Gene Kritsky, a professor at the College of Mount St. Joseph, took this photo of the bright eyes of an adult periodical 17-year cicada in 2004. |
“Imagine if, after a lifetime underground, you only had a few glorious weeks to live in the sun, eat and mate and then your butt fell off.”
Tweet Of The Day
Via KottkeMount Rainier, ready for her close up. pic.twitter.com/QFOCHEBy9E
— Chelan (@freckles) May 17, 2021
Monday, May 17, 2021
2021 Canadian Census Soundtrack
Tweet Of The Day
Overhead video of trаin rolling through Maeklong Railway Market, Bangkok. Six times a day vendors quickly fold up their awnings as the train slides through. pic.twitter.com/Lhfxn0eere
— Scott Kerr (@scott_kerr) May 16, 2021
Sunday, May 16, 2021
Tweet Of The Day
Cat latte. ₍⸍⸌̣ ʷ̣̫ ⸍̣⸌₎ pic.twitter.com/JIz3spe3OA
— Olivia When (@usuallyawake) May 15, 2021
Sunday Links
How many artists overshadow their band after going solo?
The world's oldest home is 1.8 million years old.
A roundup of the country's built heritage: List of the oldest buildings in Canada
Which country's Emergency Alert System siren is the most alarming? I guess that would be mine.
I'd hate to turn him in but I could use the dough.
I second this emotion: I wish that Pee-wee Herman was my neighbor by Goblin Bones!
This week's house envy is a holiday home in Ljusdal, Sweden. Those murals!
I Mailed an AirTag and Tracked Its Progress; Here's What Happened Thanks Bruce!
Faded grandeur: A selection of ceilings shot in abandoned places.
Meet the quarrelsome, stubborn, greedy, vain and noisy individuals recorded in the 1911 census ...
Looking for something to do for the next ten hours? How about watching this video of a hummingbird pool party
Trompe L'Oeil murals by Peeta.
Create your own Vintage Map
A Brief History of PEZ My son's extensive PEZ collection is gathering dust in my attic.
Nice legs: The Fashionable Mark Bryan
Every room in The Dive Motel in Nashville has a "Party Switch" that activates a disco ball and music! Via Rusty's Electric Dreams
List of Lists Via Perfect for Roquefort Cheese
The extraordinary story of Lady Meux, a banjo-playing barmaid who was driven around London in a carriage drawn by zebras.
For Sale: A $1 Million Bottle of Bordeaux Aged in Space
He was a merchant of death: Like Uber but for cremations
Lights at sea is an interactive map which shows the location of lighthouses around the world. The map uses different colored flashing markers to show the light characteristics of each lighthouse shown on the map. More here. Thanks Bruce!
A Slideshow of Crafts Made by New York Times Readers So many good ones. I like Frog and Toad the best.
nightnight Is my blog keeping you up at night? Maybe I should put it to sleep at bedtime.Via Kraftfuttermischwerk
Sorry, but if you own these things you are cheugy
They came from space: The visitors from deep space baffling scientists Thanks Bruce!